Combination day bed and embalming board



June 19, 1928. 1,674,554

H. c. LEAMY COMBINATION DAY BED AND EMBALMING BOARD Filed 001'.. 5r192.6

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Patented June 19, 1928.

caire, Lerares jIIARRY c. LEAMY, or PHILADELPHIA, ISENNSYLVANIA;

COMBINATION DAY BEDANDEMBALMING BOARD. yg

Applcationled October 5, 1926. Serial No.v 139,689.

suggestion ofd'eath,f.when a lcorpse 1s rest? ing on the embalming boardprior to placement in a. burial casket. p

A further object of the invention is vto provide a combination bed andembalming board as specified, in which the bed frame is Set up orassembled about a'regulation einbalming board ina manner adapted toformr a bed surface of normal width, and wherein the top surface ofthe-embalming boardis flush therewith and the side edges of the lembalming boardin abut-mentwith the inner parallel edges ofthe bedframe.

v With these and other object-sf in View, the invention vconsists in thenovel arrangement and features of construction hereinafter described andspecifically defined in the claims hereunto appended. A Reference beinghad to the accompanying sheet of drawing forming a rpart, of thespecification, and wherein:

Figure 1y is a top plan viewofthe assembled bed frame, with a regulationembalming board positioned therein as indicated in dotted lines. f

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the bed frame, illustrating` anembalming board as surrounded thereby.

Figure 3 is a cross sectionalview through the assembled bed frame andembalming board, on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularlyo the drawu ing, the invention consists of afoldablebed frame generally indicated at 10, which comprises two end:sect-ions, the head piece 11 i and the foot piece 12.

- In order tojconnectthe end sections 11,

and 12, a pair of'parallel side members 13,`r are attached thereto, withthe Yends 14, thereof suitably provided with a button headed plate 15,with the button heads 16, projecting therefrom, adapted to be insertedin suitableslots 17, therefor-which are formed in an angle plate 18,secured to each endpost Y known manner. y K .K

The parallelside members 13,',each com-- prising two sections 20, and.21, of `equal length, have their inner ends joined *byE means of a hingeplate 22, morti-sed in andv securedto the low'erwouter edgefsurface of?the sections 20,v andl 21, as clearly shown inA Figure 2. i v n. l Y

The parallel side member forming sections 2()` and 21, are eachfur-ther" providedy with 1.9, of the end sections 11, and 12 inthe well'l ahingedly connected rectangular section 23,`

adapted toy normally extendfrinwardly Aand rest on the upper surface ofthe sections 20, and 21, with ltheir outer edges flush with( saidsections and disposed in a horizontal plane with the ysupporting.surface of an embalmingl board, to form, a relatively narrow anddivided supporting ledge on; each side of saidy bed frame `for normallyabut-. ting the .major length side edges lof an em-VV balming board asindicated atL A, and as clearly shown in Figure 3, of the drawing. Y

A pair of screw plates 24.-, `having a shortA stud 25, projecting atright angles from one side thereof, are adapted to be secured on theundersideof and adjacent the outer corners of t-he rectangular sections23, with the studs 25, therein, provided to be inserted in suitableapertures therefor, formed'in aplurality of angle plates 26, secured tothe major length side edges of the embalming board, with the free endsthereof extending laterally therefrom, adjacent the endcorners oftheembalming board,forming the main center supporting surface, of the bedstructure when set up for use. c

If it is so desired, a transverse aperture 27, may be provided' adjacentthel free end lof the studs 25, for passing a suitable cotter pin or thelike, carried by each. of said screw plates 24', by meansof la shortsection o f chain, throughthe said transverse aper tures 27, to preventthe disarrangement of theembalming board and bed frameconnectingsections, when the struct-ure lisrnovedv about or llifted froma'given surface tempo-v rarily yas a unitary structure.

From the foregoing descriptiom'taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in they artthat Ilhave provided a simple, practical, and efficient foldable bed frame foruse in conjunction with a regulation embalming board, which isparticularly adapted to give a pleasing appearance to an emv'balmingboard when set up, eliminate the ghastly appea 'ance thereof Whensupporting a corpse, and which provides an inexpensive method fortransforming a regulation embalming board, into a` day bed structure ofstandard Width.

Having described my invention, what I c-laim is:

1. The combination with a cooling board comprising a rectangular boardhaving legs supporting it in a horizontal. plane, of a folding bed framecomprising end sections and parallel side members therefor, means fordetachably assembling'said end sections and side' members about theembalming board, and hinged means carried by said side membersforenclosing and abutting the side edges of said enibaln'iing board Hushtherewith.`

2. The combination with a cooling board comprising a. rectangular boardhaving legsl supporting it in a horizontalA plane, of a foldable bedframe comprising end sections and parallel side members therefor, meansfor detachably connecting said end sections and side members, foldablemeans associated with and hingedly carried by said side men1- bersnormally in a lateral inwardly extending position for enclosing andabutting the side edges of said embahning board flush therewith. n

3. The combination with a cooling vboard comprisingv a rectangular boardhaving legs supporting it in a horizontal plane, of a foldable bed framecomprisingend sections and parallel side members therefor, means fordetachably connecting said end sections and side members, foldableine-ans associated with and hingedly carried by said side mem bersnormally in a laterally and inwardly extended position for enclosing andabutting the side edges of said embahning board flush therewith, andconnecting means carried on the under side of said hinged means and'side edges of said board for maintaining said bed frame and board inadjusted assemble-d relation upon the placement thereof.

l. The combination with a cooling board comprising a rectangular lfioardhaving legs supporting it in a horizontal plane, of a foldablebed-forming frame comprising end sec# tions and parallelside'n'ien'ibers tlierefor, means for deliachahly connecting said endsections and side members, hinge means carried `by said side membersintermediate their ends to permit folding of saidside members u ponthemselves, relatively narrow rectangular ledge sections hingedlyconnected to the outer upper edge of said sidey members and normallyadapted to rest thereon in a 'hori- Zontal inwardly projectingmanner forenclosing and abutting the parallel side edges of said embalniing boardflush therewith, said ledge sections further adapted to increase theWidth of said embalming board, and connecting means disposed'on theunder'- side of said ledge sections and side edges of said board formaintaining said bed and board in adjusted assembled relation uponmoving or raising the same for placement..

In testimony whereof I aflii; my signature.

HARRY (l. LEAMY.

